T is the will that makes the action good or ill.

“Karma, simply put, is an action for an action ... good or bad.”

— Stephen Richards

Every evil has its good, and every ill an antidote.

— Dorothea Dix

Ambition! powerful source of good and ill!

— Edward Young

“An action is good when it promotes the interests of an individual or a family; better when it promotes those of a district or…

— Kaiten Nukariya

No action is in itself good or bad, but only such according to convention.

— W. Somerset Maugham

“an action is good when it promotes interests, material or spiritual, as intended by the actor in his motive; and it is bad when…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“Any action is good action; do what you can from where you are and build off of that action each day.”

— Mike Basevic

“If you want to do something but cannot, then before God, who knows our hearts, it is as if we have done it. This…

— St. Mark the Ascetic

We call an intention good which is right in itself, but the action is good, not because it contains within it some good, but…

— Peter Abelard

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

— Michael J. Fox

With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's…

— Dwayne Johnson

When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.

— Zoroaster

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.

— Jack Welch

“When there is this abstinence from action, good order is universal.”

— Lao Tzu

Theory is good for the intellect, but action is good for the soul. It's also good for your mental health, your physical health, and…

— Robert Ringer